Seminal alternative rockers Pearl Jam have announced a handful of 2014 U.S. tour dates for continued support of their latest effort, Lightning Bolt. Throughout June and July the band will be making their rounds in Europe, returning to the States on October 1 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH. The trek, which includes two headlining stop at Austin City Limits, alongside The Avett Brothers, Foster The People, The Replacements, AFI, Fitz and The Tantrums, Capital Cities, and many more. ends on October 22 at Pepsi Arena in Denver, CO.
Pearl Jam have been a constant in the mainstream rock scene for over 20 years. They arrived in epic fashion in 1991 with their debut album, Ten, which still remains their single greatest achievement as a band. The album hit #2 on the Billboard Top 200 in 1992, and recently in February 2013, it was certified diamond by the RIAA, with over 10 million copies sold in the U.S. The band’s sophomore effort, 1993′s Vs., debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, where it remained for five weeks. The album sold a record-breaking 1.3 million copies in it’s first ten days on the market. Pearl Jam’s third album, Vitalogy, debuted at #1 once again on the Billboard Top 200, and was ranked #495 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s ’500 Greatest Albums of All-Time’. From 1996-2009, Pearl Jam released six more studio albums. Since then, they have kept busy with numerous festival appearances and some touring. To date, the band has sold over 60 million albums worldwide. Pearl Jam’s tenth studio album, Lightning Bolt, dropped last October and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200. – by Matt Bishop
6/16 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
6/17 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
6/20 – Milan, iT @ San Siro Stadium
6/22 – Trieste, IT @ Nereo Rocco Stadium
6/25 – Vienna, AT @ Stadthalle
6/26 – Berlin, DE @ Wuhlhelde
6/28 – Stockholm, SE @ Friends Arena
6/29 – Oslo, NO @ Telenor Arena
7/03 – Gdynia, PL @ Open’er Festival
7/05 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
7/08 – Leeds, UK @ First Direct Arena
7/11 – Milton Keynes, UK @ Milton Keynes Bowl
10/01 – Cincinnati, OH @ U.S. Bank Arena
10/03 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
10/04-05 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/08 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
10/09 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena
10/10-12 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/14 – Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum
10/16 – Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
10/17 – Moline, IL @ iWireless Center
10/19 – St. Paul, NM @ Xcel Energy Center
10/20 – Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Harris Bradley Center
10/22 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Arena